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Rally asks Congress to ‘Step Up for Children’
6/25/2010 1:30:15 PM
Students, parents, teachers, community members and elected officials held a “Step Up for Children” rally in Milwaukee on Monday calling for action to improve public schools. Participants laid out 700 pairs of shoes at the federal courthouse on East Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee – with each pair representing a Milwaukee Public Schools teacher recently given a layoff notice.
MPS teacher Bob Peterson told attendees that the district’s layoffs are “not inevitable.”
“At the federal level, there is the Put our Educators Back to Work bill introduced by Iowa Senator Tom Harkin. In essence, it is a stimulus bill focused on counteracting the estimated 300,000 layoffs in schools across the country. Clearly, this is a national problem that needs a national solution,” Peterson said. “Please call Senators Kohl and and Feingold and demand they support the Harkin bill.”
Participating organizations included Citizen Action of Wisconsin, the Educators’ Network for Social Justice, Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP, Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools, Voces de la Frontera and the Democratic Party of Milwaukee County.
“If there ever was a time when the children of Milwaukee need elected officials to show leadership and take responsibility the time is now,” said Wendell Harris of the Milwaukee NAACP.
Added Peterson: “Remember, there are solutions to not only these layoffs but the larger problem of funding public education. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.”
To take action, tell Congress to save education jobs – click here for more information.
For more photos from the event, click here.
